selective internal radiation therapy

selective internal radiation therapy

Abbreviation: SIRT

The treatment of solid internal organ tumors with radioactive microspheres injected directly into the target tissue, or bound to substrates that the target tissue preferentially takes up from the blood.

SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres are a medical device used in interventional oncology to deliver Selective Internal Radiation Therapy or SIRT (also known as radioembolisation), a proven technology for inoperable liver tumours that delivers substantial, targeted doses of radiation directly to the cancer.

CHICAGO -- Sirtex, a leading developer and manufacturer of targeted, innovative liver cancer therapies, today announced the results of a five-year study evaluating the tolerability, efficacy and survival rates of Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT), also known as radioembolization, using SIR-Spheres([R])microspheres in patients with liver metastases from breast cancer that are refractory to chemotherapy.

CHICAGO -- Sirtex, a leading developer and manufacturer of targeted, innovative liver cancer therapies, today announced the results of a Phase I study evaluating the safety and efficacy of concurrent treatment using capecitabine in combination with Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT), also known as radioembolization, using SIR-Spheres([R])microspheres to treat liver tumors.

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